Freddie Mercury is a photograph by Gary Keesler which was uploaded on June 22nd, 2015.
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury, a British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. ... more
by Gary Keesler
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Freddie Mercury
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Gary Keesler
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Freddie Mercury, a British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen.
As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range.
As a songwriter, he composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "Somebody to Love," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," and "We Are the Champions." Mercury also led a solo career, and also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists.
He has been voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organized by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the best male singer of all time.[5] In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers ever.
In 2009, a Classic Rock poll elected him the best rock singer of all time. Additionally, AllMusic has characterized Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers," who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music.
Although Mercury's speaking voice naturally fell in the baritone range, he delivered most songs in the tenor range.[27] His vocal range extended from bass low F (F2) to soprano high F (F6). He could belt up to tenor high F (F5).
Biographer David Bret described his voice as "escalating within a few bars from a deep, throaty rock-growl to tender, vibrant tenor, then on to a high-pitched, perfect coloratura, pure and crystalline in the upper reaches.
His technique was astonishing. No problem of tempo, he sung with an incisive sense of rhythm, his vocal placement was very good and he was able to glide effortlessly from a register to another. He also had a great musicality. His phrasing was subtle, delicate and sweet or energetic and slamming. He was able to find the right colouring or expressive nuance for each word.
Mercury wrote 10 of the 17 songs on Queen's Greatest Hits album: "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Seven Seas of Rhye," "Killer Queen," "Somebody to Love," "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy," "We Are the Champions," "Bicycle Race," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Play the Game".
The most notable aspect of his songwriting involved the wide range of genres that he used, which included, among other styles, rockabilly, progressive rock, heavy metal, gospel and disco. As he explained in a 1986 interview, "I hate doing the same thing again and again and again. I like to see what's happening now in music, film and theater and incorporate all of those things."
WOW, another super star gone forever... ;-(
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